Indian Navy's PPEs get top certification; ready for mass production and clinical usage

In a significant development, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) designed and produced by Indian Navy have been tested by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) Delhi, a DRDO organization tasked with testing and certification of PPE.

As a result, PPEs designed by Navy have been certified to be mass-produced and used in clinical COVID situations by frontline warriors in battle against dely virus. PPEs were designed by a collaborated team of Institute of Naval Medicine, Mumbai and Naval Dockyard Mumbai.  

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" PPE has been tested by INMAS Delhi. It has been passed with 6/6 syntic blood penetration resistance test pressure," release said.

"It can be me by basic gown manufacturing facilities. PPE is noteworthy for innovative choice of fabric used, which gives PPE its 'breathability' and penetration resistance rendering it both comfortable and safe for user. cost for this PPE is significantly lower than those commercially available," release ded.

Indian Navy is playing a significant part in fight against pandemic and protecting Indian nationals in crisis situation. Indian Navy in an official statement on Tuesday said that three Naval warships have sailed out to bring back Indian citizens from Maldives and United Arab Emirates (UAE) who are stranded due to Coronavirus pandemic. se warships include INS Jalashwa, INS Magar and INS Shardul and se will return to Kochi.

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INS Jalashwa deployed off Mumbai coast, along with INS Magar, diverted for Maldives on Monday night. While INS Shardul diverted to Dubai to evacuate expatriates. INS Magar and INS Shardul are Sourn Naval Command ships, while INS Jalashwa is from Eastern Naval Command.  16,900-tonne INS Jalashwa, country’s second-largest warship after aircraft carrier INS Vikramitya, apart from its crew can carry around 800 to 1,000 people.

(With ANI inputs)